From last lesson…. Name 2+ countries/areas of the world with: Little or no water scarcity Physical water scarcity Approaching physical water scarcity Economic water scarcity

Learning Objectives To understand further how humans can impact on water availability To understand how three areas’ water supplies have been affected by humans a)Citarum, West Java, Indonesia b) China c) the Murray – Darling Basin, Australia)

Sewage disposal By 2020 sewage disposal in developing countries is expected to cause 135 million deaths Diseases such as typhoid and cholera are common Example = in the UK they add 1,400 million litres of sewage to their rivers daily Example = Citarum River, West Java. Carries the waste from 9 million people

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Chemical Fertilisers This can contaminate groundwater as well as river supplies Sewage and fertilisers add nutrients to the river, increase the growth of algae and cause eutrophication Example = Yucatan, Mexico high levels of nitrates in groundwater Example = Gulf of Mexico, high levels of algae

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Industrial Pollution 400 billion tonnes of industrial waste is generated each year in the world Much such as chemicals and heavy metals are put into the water Examples in NE China Example = Citarum River in West Java, Indonesia, carriers the waste from hundreds of farms and factories.

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Dams

These trap sediment These reduce the floodplain fertility These reduce the flow of nutrients from the river to the sea These damage coastal fish stocks The sediment change can kill fish and impact on the ecosystem Example = Aswan Dam on the River Nile Example = 3 Gorges Dam, China ( see notes on blog)

The Three Gorges Dam, China (for flood protection AND HEP) In deaths and 30 million people homeless from Yangtze flood Dam built at Sandouping (to be totally finished in 2012 but already functioning) Advantages (Economic, social and environmental) 100 million people downriver protected as water dischrged through dam when necessary HEP needed for China's growing industry and for domestic use too (China uses 40% world power) It will provide for 2% of China's energy needs Tourism increased on lake Improved shipping as larger cargo boats (up to 10,000 tonnes) can travel upstream to Chongqing New settlements have better services eg water, sewage etc Disadvantages (Economic, social and environmental) 1.3 million people relocated often without adequate compensation 4 cities, 8 towns and 356 villages submerged Temples and sacred places flooded Factories submerged releasing toxic waste into water Silt builds up behind dam so does not fertilise fields downstream Risk of earthquakes cracking dam and causing flooding 27 billion pounds to build it Loss of species like the Yangtze river dolphin

The Aswan Dam Aswan is a city on the Nile in Egypt. Two dams on the river: the Aswan High Dam and Aswan Low Dam (6km apart) with Lake Nasser behind. Benefits of dam construction Without the 3,600m dam the Nile would flood each year during summer so dam needed to protect farmland and cotton fields. Dam stopped major floods in 1964 and Provides water for agriculture to stop widespread drought and famine. Generates energy - hydroelectric output of 2.1 gigawatts - produced around half of Egypt's entire electricity production in the 1960s. A new fishing industry has been created around Lake Nasser. Problems of dam construction Dam construction flooded much of lower Nubia Over 90,000 people lost their homes. Lake Nasser flooded valuable archeological sites. The silt which was deposited in the yearly floods, and made the Nile floodplain fertile, is now held behind the dam. Silt deposited in the reservoir is lowering the water storage capacity of Lake Nasser. Poor irrigation practices are waterlogging soils and bringing salt to the surface (salination). Mediterranean fishing declined after the dam was finished because nutrients that used to flow down the Nile to the Mediterranean were trapped behind the dam. The red-brick construction industry, which used delta mud, is also severely affected. Significant erosion of coastlines (due to lack of sand, which was once brought by the Nile) all along the eastern Mediterranean.

Over abstraction of Water Can be removed for irrigation or drinking water If too much is removed, in arid areas the water can not return Example of over extraction = Bangladesh and Pakistan Over abstraction can also led to salt water incursion and salinisation. Can occur in wells, or on the coast (See P65 Oxford) Example = California coastline

Why does this NIC have water scarcity? P88-89 Oxford

Task –MEDC example of Murray Darling Basin, Australia Use the Oxford book and supplement your notes with this case study. Make sure you cover : Salinity Eutrophication Groundwater Soil degradation Impacts on ecosystems Cultural Impacts P82-87 Oxford Put in Specific Place detail

Is it always cheaper to get water in the poorer nations?

And are water bills similar throughout a country?

Average monthly bill for a family of four in USA… The Price of Water 2012: 18 Percent Rise Since 2010, 7 Percent since 2011 in 30 Major U.S. Cities